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Equities revenue boost for US banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... Sachs reported earnings of US$18.60 on revenues of US$17.7 billion. According to eToro analyst Josh Gilbert, this was well above analyst expectations of US$10.19 per share on revenue of US$12.66 billion. In fact, Goldman enjoyed 498% year on year growth. ...

Chief economist update: RBNZ keeps policy steady on unsteady outlook

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021
... confident that consumer price inflation will be sustained at the 2% per annum target midpoint, and that employment is at or above its maximum sustainable level," it said.... because it believes that "medium-term inflation and employment would likely ...

Chief economist update: Australia's confidence contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... confidence slipped by 3 points to a reading of +15 in March from the previous month but remains at elevated levels and way above its long-run average of +6. The jump in forward orders to an all-time high of +17 in March from 10 in February signals continued ...

Multi-boutique launches farmland fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... selected row crop assets. Several acquisitions have already been made with tenant partners, with rental yields of 7% and above, the asset manager said. The fund is designed specifically for institutional investors and has been seeded by an unnamed European ...

ARK Innovation ETF cops neutral rating

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2021
... inputs to a stock's investment thesis," he said. He went on to slam the "analyst bench" for not holding credentials above a bachelor's degree and pointed out that prior to joining ARK, only half the current team worked full-time. The typical ...

Chief economist update: No fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... rise over the next six months" - jumped by 11.1 percentage points to 56.9%. This is the highest level in three years and above its historical average of 38.0% in 19 out of the past 21 weeks. Bearish sentiment dropped to a two-year low reading of 20.4% ...

Chief economist update: RBA promises support over the next three years

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2021
... economic recovery in Australia is well under way and is stronger than had been expected" and "is expected to continue, with above-trend growth this year and next" is affirmed by recent indicators - employment and consumer and business confidence, among ...

Chief economist update: Positive feedback loop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... the previous month and market expectations for an increase to 59.0. The March reading marks the 10th consecutive month of above-50 reading in the index - indicating expansion - after contracting in April (41.6) and May (45.4) last year. Wait, there's ...

New hybrids ETF on Chi-X

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... decade, producing returns that have been slightly less than equity markets, with much lower risk. Current margins of around 3% above the cash rate compare favourably with the post-2010 average margin of 3.4% and we expect volatility to remain materially ...

Chief economist update: Too much of a good thing could be a bad thing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... country by July 4" - just in time for Independence Day. While the US unemployment rate -- at 6.2% in February - remained well-above pre-pandemic levels - 3.5% in February 2020 and 4.4% in March 2020 - the Conference Board's survey shows increased ...